Sadly, I probably won't be able to attend, due to constraints of time and finances, but the second York University Christian Apocrypha Symposium will take place next month, and I encourage anyone reading this to attend. The first one was terrifically engaging and of very high quality, and produced a stellar proceedings, and this year's efforts look sure to be the equal of the first.
Were I to attend, I'd probably single out the following events:
Friday, September 27
morning session (9-11:30am)
Jean-Michel Roessli, Pierluigi Piovanelli, Brent Landau, and Charles Hedrick each make their own contribution to the subject of "Christian Apocrypha in the 21st Century". It looks sure to be a fantastic conversation.
second afternoon session (3:30-5:30pm)
Stephen Patterson, John Kloppenborg, and Mark Goodacre join for their own conversation on apocryphal gospel research. Patterson and Goodacre both particpated in the Thomas Among the Gospels session at last year's SBL Annual Meeting, and I would love to see that conversation carried forward. As a supporter of Q (which was nevertheless not what everyone thinks it was) and of course holding immense respect for Kloppenborg, I would love to hear his contribution to that conversation.
Saturday, September 28
morning session (9-11:30am)
Another great session with contributions by F. Stanley Jones, Stephen Shoemaker, Mark Bilby, and David Eastman. I'd be most interested in Jones' piece, "The Distinctive Sayings of Jesus Shared by Justin and the Pseudo-Clementines."
afternoon session (1-3pm)
Speaking as a frequent utilizer of digital humanities resources, of most interest to me is Kristian Heal's talk on "Digital Humanities and the Textual Critic: Resources, Prospects and Problems."
Believe me, there's even more at the symposium than I've highlighted above, so please consider attending. My regrets that I will not be likely to be there this year.
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